Regina

Community Priorities:

In January 2009, the Regina UAS Steering Committee undertook an Open Spaces Technology community engagement event where community members, service organizations and community workers had an opportunity to provide input to the improvements, priorities and programs they would like to see implemented in Regina.

Following the Open Spaces event the Committee decided to address three priorities which included Family Supports, Housing and Gang Exit/Prevention with a fourth component to provide exit supports for the sexually exploited. The three priority areas were reaffirmed at the January 2009 Community Engagement event where the steering committee delivered a second Open Space Technology agenda to further engage their community. At a subsequent strategic planning session the steering committee refined the priority areas to include:

• Family Healing and Wellness
• Housing and Homelessness
• Prevention and Exit Strategies for Gang Members and the Sexually Exploited

Community Involvement (federal, provincial, municipal, Aboriginal and other):

The UAS is delivered in Regina through a shared delivery model supported by the Regina UAS Steering Committee. The current partners in the Regina Urban Aboriginal Strategy include eleven individuals from the Aboriginal community, a representative from the City of Regina, a representative from the Province of Saskatchewan, and the Office for the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and non-Status Indians. The members from the Aboriginal community provide advice and guidance to the Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians on the delivery of the UAS in Regina. The role of the three government members is to support and provide expertise and advice on current government initiatives and priorities.